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Re: Thompson & Morgan Successful Seed Raising

Ccopuntia@aol.com wrote:

> At first I thought it was simply that I hadn't honed my germination skills to
> the point where I could be successful with the particular varieties I was
> interested in

I tried T & M many years ago, and had very poor luck.  In my ignorance, I bought some 
Cypripedium seed and other hard or almost impossible-to-germinate seed and seed that 
needed different growing conditions than I had.  I don't know how much of the failure 
was do to me and how much do to the seed.  I think they now mark some seeds as for the 
experienced grower.

I received a catalog again this year, through the wonders of mailing lists, and bought 
some seed of Primula vialli, Salvia 'Cherry Blossom, Scabiosa 'Ace of Spades', etc.--I'm 
a sucker for pictures.  All have sprouted indoors and are doing well. I have access now 
to many other seed sources that are either cheaper (society seed lists, for example) or 
specialize in certain types of plants and give specific instructions for each species.

I won't hesitate next year to buy from them but will limit myself to seeds of plants 
that I think are reliably easy growers and aren't unusual.  Unusual usually means more 
expensive and perhaps have storage/viability traits that need more attention than some 
catalog companies can or want to give.

Jean
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